eCourses

Session 1: Key Considerations in Private M&A Deals in Uncertain Market Conditions  - An experienced panel of legal and financial advisors provide updates on market conditions for private M&A transactions, reviews trends in deal terms, fiduciary duty issues and structural options in distressed sales, and highlights recent Delaware case law and regulatory considerations. Session 2: Corporate Transparency Act: The Law - This presentation provides an overview and review of the statutory and regulatory requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act, including new 2024 FinCEN guidance and a discussion of judicial challenges to the CTA (including the Alabama district court case that ruled the CTA unconstitutional). Session 3: Healthcare Transactions: How to Ensure Compliance and Successfully Complete the Deal! - Modern healthcare transactions are complex and increasingly involving more parties and more issues than other transactions. Discuss real world issues regarding transactions, addressing compliance concerns, and pitfalls to watch for. Session 4: ​The Current State of Non-Competes: Are They Still Enforceable? - Explore the rising tide of opposition at the federal level to the enforcement of covenants not to compete. Focus on the recent moves by the FTC and the NLRB to outright ban (or at least sharply curtail) the use of restrictive covenants and examine the practical alternatives to non-competes available to businesses. Session 5: Gen AI Regulation and Legislation – Federal, State, and Global - Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) adoption across industries and ever-expanding use cases are driving the U.S., states, EU, and countries across the globe to develop and implement comprehensive Gen AI regulation and legislation. Hear a discussion of these developments, related challenges, and the consensus that much of the Gen AI rules and laws, which shape the long-term growth and direction of the sector, will be established in the coming 12-24 months. Session 6: Lessons Learned From GCs Behaving Badly (Allegedly) - It is always better to learn from someone else’s mistakes. Examine examples of in-house counsel allegedly (or admittedly) behaving badly—from alleged assaults and slurs to embezzlement—and what in-house counsel can learn from those situations. Discuss examples of in-house counsel allegedly being punished for doing the right thing, and review applicable Model Rules of Professional Conduct, including Rules 1.13 and 8.4.

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HHS is expected to release new standards next year, including updated requirements for business associate agreements. This session addresses data privacy and other issues relevant to tech companies and  provides an overview of hot topics in the industry. The panel explores legal considerations related to the 21st Century Cures Act Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program and proposed implementing rules. As states across the nation are quickly enacting their own privacy laws designed to regulate the collection, sharing, selling and other processing of consumer health data, it is important to understand how to apply the complexities to your business model.

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First the basics, then the details. What you need to know about employment law before you do a health care transaction.

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The federal government and various states continue to investigate and litigate healthcare fraud cases across all sectors of the industry. Hear an overview of the latest trends in enforcement, including insight from a leading government attorney, and learn what the new theories and trends mean for 2024 and beyond.

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Modern healthcare transactions are complex and increasingly involving more parties and more issues than other transactions. Discuss real world issues regarding transactions, addressing compliance concerns, and pitfalls to watch for.

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This presentation describes and addresses the many challenges facing reproductive health providers in the almost two years since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. The speakers discuss various developments around reproductive health care, with a particular focus on operational challenges and hurdles for physicians and providers.

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An overview of trends, practices, and tips across roles in disputes between physicians/health systems and payers, particularly in navigating the provider/hospital services agreements. This presentation includes highlighted opportunities for improved positioning when resolving such disputes.

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Hear a discussion of advanced case study and legal risks and considerations when structuring and operationalizing various types of digital healthcare arrangements such as telehealth and/or remote patient monitoring. Consider state and federal regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, state privacy and security laws, licensing requirements, corporate practice of medicine prohibitions, and data ownership, data sharing and cybersecurity risks.

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Session 01:Operational Impact of Significant Cases - Take an in‐depth look at the key legal developments and significant cases affecting healthcare operations, including credentialing and liability issues, which impact health systems and other providers. The written materials represent a comprehensive annual survey of noteworthy cases from around the country. Session 02:  Hospital Operational Opportunities and Challenges - Hospitals are at the intersection of the nation’s political, social, and health policy. While navigating that reality, they still must meet their core responsibilities as providers and employers. Explore the opportunities and challenges that hospitals face due to these current conditions.

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Hospitals and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have been under increased scrutiny from policymakers in Austin and Washington for their perceived role in rising healthcare costs and lack of transparency. Policymakers are debating legislation that could have a significant impact on the private healthcare marketplace. Discuss current federal and state regulatory and legislative proposals related to the hospital and PBM industry sectors including enhanced price transparency, government price controls, limitations on rebates, and the elimination of site-neutral payments.

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Cybersecurity continues to presents itself as a significant obstacle for the health care industry, both in terms of compliance and operational aspects. To combat this constantly evolving threat, it is imperative to establish a robust cybersecurity program that encompasses prevention, detection, and mitigation strategies. Delve into the legal considerations and optimal approaches for implementing internal controls and best practices, thereby safeguarding your organization against potential data breaches.

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The regulatory changes, COVID-19 impact, and the ever-increasing complexity of the cost landscape drive innovative approaches to healthcare. Discuss trends and strategies in hospital and ambulatory care to improve patient outcomes and provide high-value solutions with an emphasis on care coordination and patient satisfaction.

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Hospitals, urgent care facilities, clinics, and imaging centers are all experiencing staffing issues. This staffing crisis significantly affects patient care, workplace satisfaction, and the bottom line of providers. Discuss the various reasons for the shortage, its real effects, and what providers should be doing in response.

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Discuss two public health systems’ efforts to fight the rise in workplace violence, address challenging patient behaviors, and create a safe workplace for nurses and other healthcare workers.

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Session 01: Medicaid Update - Latest developments affecting planning and applications for Medicaid to pay for nursing home care and home care. Session 02: What All Estate and Probate Attorneys Need to Know About Medicaid Planning and Drafting - Issue-spotting and discussion highlighting elder law issues for which every estate planner and probate attorney should be on the lookout. Session 03: The View from 30, 000 feet – Medicaid Myths All Attorney's Should Know - Join Stephanie as she explains Medicaid and Medicare mythbusting and challenges common misconceptions about: MERP, Medicaid, and Medicare, as well as protecting the home and other assets with Transfer on Death Planning and Couples Planning for Medicaid. Session 04: When Your Client May Have Diminished Capacity - In estate planning and elder law, attorneys often have clients that may be in some stage of diminished capacity. This creates ethical and legal issues for the attorney that can’t be ignored. Explore those issues and ways the attorney can navigate these turbulent waters. Session 05: Real Estate Issues in Elder Law - Review issues to better protect your clients, including homestead and agricultural exemptions; recent changes; to inspect or not, what could possibly go wrong; easements; and transactions with an affidavit of heirship within four years of date of death.  Session 06: Role of the Guardian - Examine the duties and responsibilities of a guardian under Texas law and guardianship administration, from initiation to closing, including the code requirements of selling and leasing property, ethical issues, and more. Session 07: Alternatives to Guardianship Including Supports and Services - An examination and discussion from the perspectives of the bench and in practice on lesser restrictive alternatives and available supports and services in guardianship. Which work? Which do not? And, how, in every case, the answer is, "It depends." Session 08: Medicaid Matters and Probate Proceedings - Join Stephanie as she explores how to protect homes from the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program [MERP] through probate proceedings, in addition to understanding the basics of protecting homes from the reach of MERP in the first place. Independent administrations may not always be the best choice, particularly in cases where no statutory waivers apply.

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THIS MONTH: Commercial Contracts and The Most Heavily Litigated Provisions • Reproductive and Maternal Care in an Ever-Changing Legal Landscape • The Monroe Doctrine: The Duty to Defend under Texas Law and When Insurers Must Pay for Counsel • Bad Facts: Making Lemonade From Lemons • ​Protecting Individual Trustees Who Protect Beneficiaries

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Explore the basics of health law, with an emphasis on fraud and abuse (including the Stark law and the federal anti-kickback statute), managed healthcare, HIPAA, and Medicare coverage and reimbursement issues.

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Session 01: Managed Care Outlook in 2023: Perspectives from the Public and Private Sectors - The speakers discuss the forthcoming managed care trends of 2023 including a focus on value-based care and alternative payment models, the ongoing effort to address social determinants in our current healthcare landscape, enrollment and coverage issues, and other key topics from industry leaders with strong federal, private, and regulatory backgrounds. Session 02: Managed Care: Arbitration - Hear updates on new trends and issues being raised in arbitrations as defenses or impediments, and how to address them.

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The No Surprises Act is intended to protect patients from unexpected medical bills for care received at out-of-network facilities or for out-of-network providers at in-network facilities. This session provides an overview of the Act, penalties for non-compliance, and guidance for what healthcare providers must do to comply with the Act.

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Session 1: A Lawyer's Duty in a Democracy Under Attack - An examination of lawyers' duty to support the Constitution and democratic principles when they are being challenged.  Session 2: What the Surviving Spouse Needs to Do, and What to Do if They Don’t - A practical discussion of the steps a surviving spouse can or should take when their spouse dies and what to do later if those steps are not taken. Session 3: Medical Staff, Nursing Staff, and Patient Rights in a Post-COVID World - As we move past the pandemic into a post-public health emergency world, hospitals are contending with physician and nursing staffing shortages, changing trends in the use of physicians and advanced practice professionals on medical staffs, increasing violence by patients, and regulatory pressures. The speakers discuss these issues and options for responding to them. Session 4: Artist Rights: The Future of the Copyright Royalty Board for Songwriters - ​This panel discusses the history and future of the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board, the federal agency that sets the royalty rate for the government’s compulsory licenses for songs and webcasting among other. Session 5: Workers’ Comp 101: The Basics of the Workers’ Compensation System in Texas - An overview of the Workers’ Compensation System outlining the responsibilities of insurance carriers, employers, and self-insureds in the administration of work injuries in Texas.

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